As a preparation for the entirety of the course, students will be oriented to several digital platforms. Students will understand the use of a digital space and how it is useful in everyday life. They will develop a digital portfolio (a retrospective of their learning and the product therein on the internet) where they can access, upload, change, or share their work globally. They will share this digital space with the instructor and their contemporaries and see the benefit of being able to communicate through critique and discussion as a community. These spaces will exist for as long as the student so wishes, even beyond the duration of the course. Students will also walk away with an understanding of file formats and know why we have different formats for different purposes. They will know how to format files for their appropriate uses and destination. In addition to understanding that file extensions have different purposes, students will understand that programs work in a similar fashion. Not all design software is appropriate for the same things, as some are better for editing photographs, and some are better for layout.
You will be given visual journal assignments to help strengthen your design skills. These journal assignments will correlate with an visual element of whatever project we are working on, so please be aware that the completion of these assignments will only improve your end result.
We will work on long term units that reflect historical movements in art. We will analyze and discuss famous works of art, and interpret them through the digital medium with a personalized approach.
Homework will randomly be assigned and it is expected that it is completed.
Active participation in the class is expected. PLease bring your whole self, mind, body and soul, to class and be prepared to actively engage with sincerity.
Course Goals
As a preparation for the entirety of the course, students will be oriented to several digital platforms. Students will understand the use of a digital space and how it is useful in everyday life. They will develop a digital portfolio (a retrospective of their learning and the product therein on the internet) where they can access, upload, change, or share their work globally. They will share this digital space with the instructor and their contemporaries and see the benefit of being able to communicate through critique and discussion as a community. These spaces will exist for as long as the student so wishes, even beyond the duration of the course.
Students will also walk away with an understanding of file formats and know why we have different formats for different purposes. They will know how to format files for their appropriate uses and destination. In addition to understanding that file extensions have different purposes, students will understand that programs work in a similar fashion. Not all design software is appropriate for the same things, as some are better for editing photographs, and some are better for layout.
You will be given visual journal assignments to help strengthen your design skills. These journal assignments will correlate with an visual element of whatever project we are working on, so please be aware that the completion of these assignments will only improve your end result.
We will work on long term units that reflect historical movements in art. We will analyze and discuss famous works of art, and interpret them through the digital medium with a personalized approach.
Homework will randomly be assigned and it is expected that it is completed.
Active participation in the class is expected. PLease bring your whole self, mind, body and soul, to class and be prepared to actively engage with sincerity.
Projects:
60%
Journals:
20%
Homework:
10%
Class Participation/critique
10%